Mikey North, who plays Gary, revealed: "Gary has brought some presents back for Faye, and as he bends over to go in the bag to get them, his shirt rides up and his mum spots the injuries on his back.

"There's a lot of bruising and so Anna flies off the handle and questions him. Gary sort of comes clean for the first time about what he's doing, but on the promise that she keeps her mouth shut and doesn't say anything to Sarah."